Director, Operations/Finance LSS SSA & Company

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Director, Operations/Finance LSS

Job Location: US Offices

Employee Type: Full Time
Job Description:

SSA & Company, formerly Six Sigma Academy is seeking world-class practitioners of lean, six sigma and process improvement consulting and training in domestic metro locations. This role will be responsible for handling the client relationship from beginning to end by applying Lean and Six Sigma techniques to analyze operational and financial metrics for our clients in order to develop an execution plan and support the overall execution of the client.
Responsibilities:

Work closely with the client to analyze both operational processes and financial metrics of the client to assess project opportunities that positively impact the financial performance of the client business
Work with Managing Director to develop roll out execution plan
Work with the execution/deployment team to implement the roll out the execution plan
Ensure that the work provided is consistent with the firm?s domain expertise and beliefs and is delivered with high-impact, tangible results
Support the firm?s activity in developing new business and developing intellectual property
Extensive travel to client locations; international travel possible

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

Must have a minimum of 5 years Lean and Six Sigma experience operating from a strategic perspective
MBB or Lean Master Certification required
3-5 years of prior consulting experience in a management consulting firm preferred.
5 years of operational leadership experience in a large manufacturing or transactional corporation required. Internal consulting experience for a recognized leader in Lean/Six Sigma (LSS) methodologies preferred.
Education: MBA preferred, Engineering or Business Undergraduate degree required

Professional Skill Requirements:

Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Must be a self-starter with a commitment to high quality
Results-oriented professional
Excellent leadership, ethics, communication (written and oral), project management and interpersonal skills required

About SSA & Company

SSA & Company is a leading innovator in operations consulting ? helping organizations transform their performance quickly. Our work allows business leaders to achieve measurable, enduring results through more efficient, effective execution. We bring the front line closer to the C-suite by combining deep process operations expertise with financial and management insights. As a result, everyone in the company comes away with a better understanding of how process impacts the bottom line and how their own actions lead to results. Since 1994, we have delivered fast-cycle improvements that have led to increased profits for hundreds of companies. For many of our clients, gains from initial quick wins have provided the capital to fund larger improvement efforts, leading to a self-funding transformation model. We typically do this by focusing on critical business objectives, such as driving organic revenue growth, reducing working capital and risk, enhancing margins and efficiency, and building a stronger talent pool. In addition, through our sister companies ? the G100 Network, High Lantern Group and The Miles Group ? we enjoy exclusive access to insights on what matters most to CEOs and those senior-most executives who work for them.

We work with the world?s leading organizations, including small and medium F500 companies and venture/PE-backed, high-growth companies. Through this experience, we bring the innovation of high-growth startups to small and medium F500 companies; and the best practices of F500 to startups. We service clients that Our expertise spans across a wide variety of industries including Automotive and Industrial Products, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Professional Services, and Retail and Consumer Products.

We?ve built a different kind of consulting firm, and that?s reflected in our people. Our owners, former F500 CEOs and top executives, understand what CEOs need. And our management team, seasoned professionals each with 20+ years of experience, understands what it takes to get things done. We hire talented individuals who are eager to learn and stretch themselves in their careers. It?s We are a team of hard working, fun people who are laser focused on making an impact with their clients and the SSA team overall.